Funded through a $10 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, the Fellowship offers rigorous disciplinary and pedagogical preparation, extensive clinical experience, and ongoing mentoring. Eligible applicants include current undergraduates, recent college graduates, midcareer professionals, and retirees who have majored in, or had careers in, STEM fields.

The Award

The Fellowship includes:

a $30,000 stipend

admission to a master’s degree program at one of four participating Indiana Universities (Ball State University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis {IUPUI}, Purdue University, and University of Indianapolis)

preparation in a high-need urban or rural secondary school

support and mentoring throughout the three-year teaching commitment

guidance toward teaching certification

lifelong membership in a national network of Woodrow Wilson Fellows who are intellectual leaders

The Commitment

As part of their commitment to ensuring the success of students in high-need Indiana secondary schools, Fellows teach for at least three years in an urban (if accepted to program at Ball State, IUPUI, or University of Indianapolis) or rural (if accepted to program at Purdue) school district. Continuation as a teacher of record is contingent on the Fellow’s completing the master’s degree and obtaining appropriate Indiana teaching licensure.

Contact

For program inquiries contact the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation: